ill-naturedly

adverb

In an ill-natured manner.

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Meanings

adverbill-naturedly (comparative more ill-naturedly, superlative most ill-naturedly)

comparative more ill-naturedly · superlative most ill-naturedly

  1. In an ill-natured manner.

    "I've seen it before," he said ill-naturedly.

    1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 12

Origin

From ill-natured + -ly.

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Translations

Polish złośliwie, nieprzyjemnie
  • złośliwiein an ill-natured manner
  • nieprzyjemniein an ill-natured manner
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APA

ill-naturedly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ill-naturedly

MLA

“ill-naturedly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ill-naturedly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ill-naturedly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ill-naturedly.

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